Bee-hive



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Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

B. 1:'. KENDALL.

BEE HNE.

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(Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

B. P. KENDALL.

BEE HIVB.

' No. 391,162. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KENDALL, OF ANDERSONVILLE. KENTUCKY.

BEE-HIV.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,162, dated October 16, 1888.

(Model.)

.To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Andersonville, in the county of Meade and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bee-Hives; and I io-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bee-hives; and its objects are, first, to arrange the hive and its compartments so as to permit the bees to work unobstructedly in iilling the surplus' combframes; second, to insure perfect ventilation; third, to prevent the attack of foreign insects; fourth, to provide ease in handling and security to the operator, and, fifth, to procure the ready removal and replacement of the combracks. I attain these ends by the construction hereinafter described, and illustrated in the y drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical sectional View of the hive, taken through it from side to side,looking from the front toward the rear of the hive. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line x a; of Fig. l, looking from the left-hand side of said ligure toward the right thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe waste-drawer, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the sliding frame carrying the brood-frames.

The same letters indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

A represents the broodchambcr of the hive, having an entrance, a, under which is an opening, b', for the passage of moths, and between the two is the alighting-board forthe bee entrance to brood-chamber. n

C is a vertical sliding door working between two cleats, C', (one of which is not shown on the drawings,) which can serve to close the bee-entrance a.

D is a hinged door having two guide end pieces, d, and formed to open outwardly. Supporting-blocks d d are respectively secured to the adjacent edges of thc door D and its frame, the hinges d" being between the same,

so that in opening said doorit will be horizontally supported by reason of the block d resting upon the rigid block d.

E is a door-formed in the wall of the brood-- chamber, and the wall also has a glass, e, between the door and said chamber, through which the interior can be inspected when de sired.

F is the moth chamber, provided with a swinging door, F, to permit the egress of the waste-drawer F2, which serves to catch the dirt from the hive and attract the moths by the luminous condition of its interior,owing to the passage of light through the screenf.

To close thejoints and prevent the hive from warping, cleats or strips a' are secured around the top of the brood-chamber, and similar strips, ai, are secured around the bottom of the upper orsurpluschamber for the same purpose. An opening, g, normally closed by the pivoted door g, is cnt in the wall of the upper or surplus chamber, G, and is used to facilitate the injection ofsmoke when honey istobe removed.

The upper or surplus chamber,G,is provided with a cap, G', which is removable, and the front of the chamber has a sliding shutter, g', that closes an opening, g2, which is covered with glasshr/, to permit inspection of the interior. The inside of the chamber G has cleats g formed to support the ends of honey sectionframes H, underneath which is a wire screen, I, formed in the diaphragm separating the compartments G A, the latter being also perforated to form an opening, I, (which affords the only communication to the bees between the chambers A G, thus rendering access controllable by the operator,) covered by a sliding plate, I2, working in a slot formed by the adjoining termini of the chambers G A, provided with a handle, I, projecting outwardly, and under said screen I are suspended a number of honey brood-frames, K, on a removable frame, I,that is formed to slide onto the transferring or hivingboardafteropening door D. A wirecloth frame, L, is secured between the adjoining termini, constituting a diaphragm or door, XV, of the chambers A F under the sliding frame K, and directly under said frame is arranged the waste-drawer AFZ, provided with opening/L', covered by a wire screemf, to prevent egress of moths and admit light. The

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sidesfiare formed with perforationsfthrough which moths pass from the opening b into said drawer'F2, as shown in Fig. 2, being attracted bylight and by the scent of the honey and bce- 5 waste. A

' The honey brood-frames K, suspended in the removable frame K', are pivoted at one end,7c,to permitof their free ends opening out- Wardly, in the manner of a book-leaf.

Io The upper bars of the honey section-frames H, suspended in the surplus chamber `of the hive, are placed close to each other to prevent bees from passing over the frames. This chamber holds about twentyfour pounds of honey. :5 The back of each frame is provided with tin keepers or stays h, to prevent the frame from bulging by the honey when placed in theframes, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Y

Vis a knob on the drawer F2. Wrepresents the oorofthe compartmentA. X X. represent a hook and eye attached, respectively, to the frame D and door F,Where by the latter may be kept closed.

Yrepresents theledges of the frame whereon 2 5 the brood-framesK slide. There are provided notches in the lower rear bar of the sliding frame that serve to permit the bees to pass around the rear of the sliding frame Kl and enter the surplus honey-chamber G.

Z is a knob for the brood-frame K. 3o

The honey section-frames H are parts of the permanent hive and are intended to hold ordinary honey-sections, (the contents whereof may be consumed or sold, or the sections themselves sold.) 35

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is The bee-hive herein described, consisting, essentially, of three sections or compartments separated by wire screens I L, the lower com- 4c partment being provided with a door, F', a moth entrance, b', and aV removable mothdrawer having its end next to the door covered by a screening,f, and its sides provided with openingsfi, the central compartment having t5 a supporting-door, I), bee-passages F, and a sliding frame, K', carrying pivoted broodframes, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. l

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KENDALL.

Witnesses: 4

S. E. RICHARDSON, E. GORINDEN. 

